Charles N. Bent, 76

Monday

Oct 31, 2011 at 2:00 AM

MASHPEE — Charles N. Bent, age 76, of Mashpee, formerly of Southborough, passed away peacefully Friday, October 28, 2011, at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Murphy) Bent, to whom he was married 40 years.

MASHPEE — Charles N. Bent, age 76, of Mashpee, formerly of Southborough, passed away peacefully Friday, October 28, 2011, at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Murphy) Bent, to whom he was married 40 years.

Charles holds graduate degrees from Boston College, Yale University and the University of Massachusetts. He taught at Bishop Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine, and the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. He also enjoyed a 30-year career at the Marlboro Training Center as the Director of Training and Development. He was the author of two theological studies and was very passionate about learning in all fields, which was fostered by his Jesuit education.

Besides his wife, Margaret, he is survived by his sons Matthew of Woburn and Michael of Lowell; three grandchildren: Jessie Ann, Marcos and Justin; his 2 brothers, James of Quincy and William of Hyde Park; and his sister Dorothy Shelton of Malden. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his sister Anne Marie Murray.

The visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 74 Algonquin Ave. (Rt. 151), Mashpee. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, in Christ the King Church, Mashpee Commons, Mashpee. The burial will follow at Great Neck Woods Cemetery in Mashpee.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Campion Center, 319 Concord Rd. Weston, MA.